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A man from Louisiana who claims to have been bored while sitting in traffic jumped into the alligator-infested Atchafalaya River sparking an hours-long search and rescue effort.
Jimmy Ivan Jennings, 26, was fully clothed as he jumped into the river from the span which is part of interstate 10.
He now realizes how lucky he is to be alive.
Jimmy Ivan Jennings jumped from the Basin Bridge into the Atchafalaya River
The 26-year-old Louisiana man claimed he had been bored while sitting in traffic
Jennings took a running jump before bounding over the barrier of the bridge
'I started going under and almost drowned a few times. I really and truly thought it was the end of my time. I asked God for forgiveness. I forgave everyone in my life. It was hectic,' he told the Daily News.
Jennings explained how he had been caught in a traffic jam for more than two hours after a multi-car collision.
He came up with a plan: to jump from the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and then swim quickly back to shore and jump right back into his friend's car.
'We were bored inside the truck... I looked down at the water, and it didn't seem too far. As soon as
